101 East - Japan's throwaway children

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In the United Kingdom, United States and other developed countries, abused or neglected children are often sent to live with a foster family. But that rarely happens in Japan, one of the world's wealthiest and most progressive societies. 101 East gains unprecedented access to these institutions and investigates Japan's hidden shame: the neglect of its most vulnerable children.

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